Serial Production of Drive Axles for ELAZ Backhoe Loaders to Start in Cheboksary

The Cheboksary Power Aggregate Plant (ChZSA) will begin producing drive axles for ELAZ backhoe loaders manufactured by the Yelabuga Automobile Plant (ELAZ). A pilot batch will be produced in early 2026.

Russian-made axles for ELAZ backhoe loaders
Image source Press service of "Apriornye Resheniya Mashin"

The design documentation for four modifications of axles was developed by the engineering company "Apriornye Resheniya Mashin" (ARM), a resident of "Skolkovo". The products are adapted to Russian production technologies and are not copies of imported analogues; they also take into account specific operating conditions.

Throughout the year, within the framework of the project, systematic tripartite work was carried out between the customer (JSC "PO ELAZ"), the engineering company LLC "ARM", and the manufacturing enterprise LLC "ChZSA", the result of which was the successful completion of the tasks outlined in last year's agreement. The designs of the drive axles, as the main components for the road construction equipment of the Yelabuga Automobile Plant, were initially adapted by the developers to the production technologies available to domestic enterprises for the serial production of products.

Grigory Bolotin, Chairman of the Council of the Machine-Building Cluster Association of the Chuvash Republic, which includes LLC "ARM" and LLC "ChZSA"

Design of one of the axles
Image source Press service of Apriornye Resheniya Mashin

The cooperation agreement between ChZSA and ELAZ was signed in 2024 at the International Industrial Exhibition "Innoprom" in Yekaterinburg. The contract volume amounted to 2.5 billion rubles. The project is designed for five years (2026–2030) and provides for the supply of more than 4,300 axles.

This project is a telling example of how Russian enterprises, by combining competencies, can create modern and competitive production solutions, completely eliminating dependence on imported components. We are determined to bring the project to series production and thereby provide Russian manufacturers of special equipment with high-tech and reliable components.

Alexander Dmitriev, General Director of LLC "ChZSA"

One of the Russian-made axles
Image source Press service of Apriornye Resheniya Mashin

By the end of the year, ChZSA will prepare production facilities for the release of a pilot batch. After testing and debugging logistics, serial production will begin.

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